Table 3. Correlation between seizure frequency and clinical parameters.
Seizure frequency | |||
Parameters | Low (n = 69) | High (n = 48) | p Value |
Frequency of seizure (per week) | 0.1±0.2 | 4±6.5 | <0.001 |
Age (year) | 38±11 | 37.5±10.7 | 0.817 |
Age of onset (year) | 20.8±13.2 | 19.5±13.7 | 0.632 |
Duration of epilepsy (year) | 17±11.8 | 17.7±10 | 0.752 |
Number of AEDs | 2.6±1.2 | 3.2±1.4 | 0.015* |
Seizure duration (sec) | 118.8±172.0 | 98.6±150.4 | 0.515 |
BMI | 35.8±7.6 | 34.3±8.9 | 0.323 |
Hypertension: n (%) | 5 (7.2) | 5 (10.4) | 0.738 |
Diabetes: n (%) | 0 (0) | 3 (6.3) | 0.066 |
Hyperlipidemia: n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.1) | 0.410 |
Smoking: n (%) | 7 (10.1) | 7 (14.6) | 0.467 |
Temporal lobectomy: n (%) | 3 (4.3) | 7 (14.6) | 0.089 |
Febrile seizure: n (%) | 16 (23.2) | 3 (6.3) | 0.015* |
Family history: n (%) | 4 (5.8) | 4 (8.3) | 0.715 |
Semiology: (GTCS: CPS: SPS,%) | 58.2∶ 23.9∶ 17.9 | 55.6∶ 26.7∶ 17.8 | 0.943 |
Basal MDR1 level (%) | 7.2±4.0 | 9.7±6.2 | 0.009** |
Conformational change level (%) | 14.2±5.2 | 14.9±6.0 | 0.512 |
BMI = body mass index.
p<0.05,
p<0.01.